| Don Duong | Hai, Cyclo Driver |
| Nguyen Ngoc Hiep | Kien An |
| Tran Manh Cuong | Teacher Dao |
| Harvey Keitel | James Hager |
| Zoe Bui | Lan the Hooker |
| Nguyen Huu Duoc | Woody, Child Street Peddler |
| Diem Kieu | Singing Lotus Woman |
| Bui Tuong Trac | Man Who Buys Lotus Flower |
The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face rapid Westernization and widespread poverty. Retired Marine James Hager arrives on a search for his daughter, whom he abandoned at the end of the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, inner-city cyclo driver Hai falls for troubled prostitute Lan and schemes to raise money so he can spend time with her. Elsewhere, Kien An begins harvesting lotuses for a writer suffering from leprosy.
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